Word: woman
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...however, because Wahid is more of a spiritual leader than a policy wonk and has given very little indication of his economic thinking, save for general statements about complying with IMF requirements. Although he led a coalition of Islamic parties that opposed giving the presidency to a woman, Wahid is considered relatively liberal and his insistence on ending social unrest made him a more comfortable option than Megawati for Indonesia's military and political elite. But by easing her into the vice presidency, that elite also appears to have calculated that they're better off bringing the favorite...
...course, a woman's wealth does not in and of itself increase her risk of developing breast cancer. But what about the lifestyle that money brings? That's the question researchers asked themselves in deciding to examine the middle-to-high-income Boston suburb of Newton, Mass., where the living is relatively easy - and the incidence of breast cancer is 13 percent higher than the statewide average. Comparing Newton's wealthy and less-well-off areas, the Massachusetts-based Silent Spring Institute found higher rates of breast cancer in Newton's tonier neighborhoods. The researchers, taking into account known risk...
...year old girl just to have the opportunity to take potshots at the religious right? Needless to say, we are not talking about the religious right, we are talking about Cassie Bernall. Her death was significant. Her published diaries and journals reflect that she was a young woman of incredible conviction and deep belief. The evidence I have read is overwhelming, this girl was identified because she was a person of faith, and she died for those beliefs...
...shirt set on fire so cadets could see her bra and having nail polish smeared on her body. "This is uncharted territory in gender discrimination law," says TIME senior reporter and legal analyst Alain Sanders, raising such questions as: Can the same action performed on a man and a woman be considered different under discrimination laws? And do military academies have the same standards as other colleges receiving funding from the federal government? This is one battle the Citadel wishes it didn?t have to fight...
Instead of focusing on the poor condition of his friend, Simpson seemed intent on pushing Guerrero further into his cocaine quicksand. Besides connecting Guerrero with another cocaine incident, the purpose of Simpson's emergency telephone call is just not clear. Also puzzling is the confused identity of the woman, first said to be Simpson's girlfriend, then changed to an unidentified friend. Asked about it, Simpson said, "There was a disturbance that I thought they should know about. It had nothing to do with me, nothing to do with my girlfriend" and added, "so don't go there...